Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Xu Han, Edison Huixiang Ang, Chengyan Zhou, Fengyaun Zhu, Xiaoli Zhang, Hongbo Geng, Xueqin Cao, Junwei Zheng, Hongwei Gu
Summary: The study demonstrates the synthesis of Sb2Se3 nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes (N-CNTs) and grafted on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets using a metal-organic framework as a template. The synergistic effects of N-doped carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide nanosheets contribute to good electrical conductivity and structural stability, resulting in stable cycling performance and superior rate capability. High discharge capacities and excellent performance are achieved, providing an effective strategy for constructing high-performance anodes for Li+ storage.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qian Zhao, Dan Zhao, Lan Feng, Jian Yu, Yi Liu, Shouwu Guo
Summary: Tin phosphide/carbon nanotubes (SnP/CNTs) are prepared as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), showing superior rate performances and cycle stability. The SnP/CNTs composite is synthesized by controlling nucleation and adjusting the ratio of phosphorus/carbon using CNTs as an initiator. Sn-MOF is used as a template to improve the uniformity of SnP morphology, and CNTs serve as a conductive network for enhanced electron transmission. The results demonstrate the promising potential of SnP/CNTs as an anode material for energy storage systems.
JOURNAL OF MATERIOMICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gengen Peng, Haibo Li
Summary: A facile approach has been developed to prepare mesoporous shuttle-like FeP using MIL-88 as the template, which not only alleviates the volume expansion during desalination/salination process but also promotes ion diffusion dynamics. As a result, FeP electrode exhibits high desalting capacity and superior capacitance retention.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhipeng Wang, Yunsong Wang, Yijun Chen, Huaisheng Wu, Yizeng Wu, Xuewei Zhao, Ray P. S. Han, Anyuan Cao
Summary: A dual network sponge material with excellent compressibility and stability was synthesized and employed as compressible lithium ion battery electrodes. Experimental results demonstrate high capacity and robustness of the material under different levels of strain.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fang Wen, Chao Zhu, Lingjun Li, Guang Zeng, Junfei Duan, Zhaoyong Chen
Summary: This study explores a dual-modification approach with Fe doping and double carbon coatings to improve Sb-based anode, resulting in enhanced lithium storage performance and stable structure.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Guangchao Li, Yiming Ni, Huajun Guo, Xinhai Li, Zhixing Wang, Guochun Yan, Jiexi Wang, Wenjie Peng
Summary: A novel method of utilizing chelate metal-phosphorus interaction has been developed to achieve high capacity FeP anodes with fast ion transfer kinetics. This research provides a new way for metal phosphides and expands their potential application.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yewen Zhang, Huiling Du, Jie Lu, Zhuo Li, Tong Lu, Yuxuan Hu, Yitian Ma
Summary: Ga2O3 is widely used as anode material for lithium-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity. However, it has limited electronic conductivity and severe volume expansion, which restrict its application. In this study, Ga2O3 nanospheres were coated with carbon to improve overall electrochemical performance. The carbon coating treatment not only shortened ion transmission path and improved cycle stability but also provided abundant lithium-ion storage space, resulting in high pseudocapacitive storage characteristics.
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Jun Yang, Chenrui Zhang, Jitao Geng, Yangyang Sui, Huaixin Wei, Chencheng Sun, Hongbo Geng, Yushen Liu
Summary: In this study, a novel approach of in situ chemical anchoring of nickel cobalt selenide (Ni3Se4/CoSe2) on two-dimensional black phosphorene (BP) was proposed. The resulting BP@Ni3Se4/CoSe2 heterostructure effectively buffers volume expansion and facilitates electron/ion transfer, leading to superior sodium storage performance in half cells.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingwei Chen, Alice Lee-Sie Eh, Jing-Hao Ciou, Pooi See Lee
Summary: This study presents the construction of excellent dual-functional electrochromic Zn batteries (EZB) by balancing electrochemically deposited NiO with Zn anode. The optimized deposition conditions lead to nanoporous NiO film, which enables faster switching for electrochromism and higher capacity for charge storage. The alkaline EZB outperforms the mild counterpart due to the formation of a larger amount of Ni3+ species. This work demonstrates the outstanding performance and dual functionalities of the constructed EZB.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuyue Yang, Zhen Xu, Jie Xu, Junlin Lu, Dongmei Zhang, Shibing Ni
Summary: The nitrogen-doped carbon bridged Li3VO4-Ga2O3 hybrid exhibits robust pseudocapacitive charge storage, leading to ultra-high capacity and stable cyclability as an anode for Li-ion batteries. The electrode shows high reversible capacity after multiple cycles and excellent long cycle stability, making it a promising candidate for energy storage applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Guang Xia, Jiajia Ye, Zhiqiang Zheng, Xuting Li, Chuanzhong Chen, Cheng Hu
Summary: This study demonstrates that introducing catalytic materials to the conventional conducting additive carbon black can improve battery performance. The use of FeP nanoparticles decorated Super P carbon black (SP/FeP) as the conducting additive in sulfur cathodes resulted in high specific capacities, excellent rating performance, and stable longterm cycling.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lei Wang, Yan Nie, Xianan Zhang, Guanhua Zhang, Qinghua Lu, Huigao Duan
Summary: A novel strategy was developed to prepare pomegranate-inspired nanospheres in which ultrafine Zn2Ti3O8/TiO2 nanoparticles are embedded in a hierarchical carbon framework (Zn2Ti3O8/TiO2@C). This structure effectively reduces Li+ diffusion distance, relieves volume expansion, and induces additional pseudocapacitive effect, leading to a high capacity and remarkable cycling life of the Zn2Ti3O8/TiO2@C electrode. This work provides beneficial enlightenment for novel material structure design and accelerates the application of Zn2Ti3O8 in lithium-ion batteries.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Sipeng Jiang, Qianqian Ji, Shilin Yun, Zhiqiang Zhang, Qingsong Jiang, Hai Chao Chen
Summary: Microstructures of hard carbon spheres have been tuned by annealing at different temperatures to optimize their Li+ storage performance. The sample annealed at 650 degrees C shows the best performance for Li+ storage with high specific capacity, stable cycling stability, and superior rate performance.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaochun Lin, Yanfei Ke, Xi Peng, Cheng He, Xiaoyang Zhao, Xin Xiao, Xiaoming Lin, Junmin Nan
Summary: Cu-doped FeP@C anode was synthesized using a synergistic strategy of metal doping and in situ carbon encapsulation. The optimized material exhibited high reversible specific capacity, superb rate performance, and long-term cycle stability. The carbon framework improved conductivity and slowed down volume expansion, while highly dispersed FeP facilitated Li-ion migration. Cu doping rearranged the charge density and lattice distortion in FeP, enhancing electron mobility and enriching surface-active sites, promoting electrochemical reaction and charge storage. This study presents a feasible and effective design for high-performance LIB anodes.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Min Lin, Deliang Cheng, Jiangwen Liu, Liuzhang Ouyang, Renzong Hu, Jun Liu, Lichun Yang, Min Zhu
Summary: The dual-carbon-confined SnS@C/rGO nanostructure shows enhanced rate capability and cycling stability for lithium-ion batteries, demonstrating the potential application of dual-carbon modification in high-performance electrode materials.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yanfei Li, Shuyang Ye, Jian Lin, Yihan Song, Xinglong Wu, Jingping Zhang, Changlu Shao, Zhongmin Su, Haizhu Sun, Dwight S. Seferos
Summary: In this study, a pore-forming strategy based on the redox chemistry of metallic oxide nanodots was developed to prepare porous carbon substrates for lithium metal batteries. The substrates effectively prevent dendrite formation and volume change, and have uniform ion flux and electric field distribution.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xinxin Zhao, Zhenyi Gu, Jinzhi Guo, Xiaotong Wang, Haojie Liang, Dan Xie, Wenhao Li, Wanqing Jia, Xinglong Wu
Summary: By redistributing solvents and inducing electrochemical reactions, a bidirectional fluorine-rich electrode/electrolyte interphase (EEI) is constructed to promote the long-term cycle stability of batteries. The fluorinated organics in the epitaxy and the hemi-carbonate content contribute to the ample Na+ transport ability of the obtained cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI), significantly enhancing the electrochemical long cycling performance of the batteries.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiao-Xi Luo, Xiao-Tong Wang, Edison Huixiang Ang, Kai-Yang Zhang, Xin-Xin Zhao, Hong-Yan Lu, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have potential as an advanced class of materials for complex structural design and specific functional development. This review provides an overview of COFs, describes advances in topology design and synthetic reactions, and discusses the application of COFs in multi-valent metal ion batteries and the challenges and solutions in COF electrode preparation.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yang Su, Yan-Fei Li, Shen-Gen Gong, Yi-Han Song, Bing Li, Xing-Long Wu, Jing-Ping Zhang, Dong-Tao Liu, Chang-Lu Shao, Hai-Zhu Sun
Summary: According to the study, the design and synthesis of a heteroatom co-doped composite TiO2@MoSe2/RGO can improve the electrochemical performance and cycling stability of sodium-ion storage devices.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Meng-Xuan Yu, Miao Yang, Jin-Zhi Guo, Hao-Jie Liang, Dan Xie, Zhen-Yi Gu, Weiping Guo, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: By substituting the SbPS4 matrix with different amounts of Se, multiple stoichiometries including SbPS3Se, SbPS2Se2, and SbPSSe3 compounds were prepared. Introducing Se into the thiophosphate matrix effectively retains its advantages and improves the electronic structure and electrochemical performance. The optimized SbPS3Se material shows the highest reversible capacity and excellent cycling performance.
JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Rui Jiao, Yan-Fei Li, Guo-Duo Yang, Wen-Chen Wang, Lei Ding, Jian Lin, Yi-Han Song, Jia-Yu Zhang, Xing-Long Wu, Jing-Ping Zhang, Ming-Xiao Deng, Hai-Zhu Sun
Summary: Synthesizing alloy-type materials is an effective method to prevent lithium dendrites in Li metal anode due to their good lithiophilicity and easy electrochemical reaction with lithium. However, previous studies have neglected the alloying reaction process between Li+ and X. In this work, a novel approach involving the alloy reaction between Li+ and Zn is developed to inhibit lithium dendrites more effectively. A three-dimensional substrate material loaded with metallic Zn on the surface of Cu foam is synthesized, enabling a more uniform Li nucleation and growth. The full cell demonstrates a reversible capacity of 122.5 mAh g(-1) and a high capacity retention of 95% after 180 cycles.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jun-Ming Cao, Igor Zatovsky, Zhen-Yi Gu, Jia-Lin Yang, Xin-Xin Zhao, Jin-Zhi Guo, Haiyang Xu, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: Synergistic integration between carbon matrix and 2D MXene enables versatile serving scenarios for MXene-based hybrid materials in various fields. The combination of multidimensional carbonaceous matrix with 2D MXene can enhance the intrinsic strength of MXene and create different structures for different purposes. This review provides a comprehensive discussion on the structural integration of carbon matrix and MXene, including design principles, synthetic routes, and the relationship between the two components. It also analyzes the texture features and structure-property relationships of 2D MXene-based composites with different dimensional carbon matrix. Challenges and future research perspectives for MXene-based materials and hybridization with carbonaceous matrix of different dimensionalities are also discussed.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Miao Du, Kai-Di Du, Jin-Zhi Guo, Yan Liu, Vanchiappan Aravindan, Jia-Lin Yang, Kai-Yang Zhang, Zhen-Yi Gu, Xiao-Tong Wang, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: The direct reuse of retired LIBs cathode materials is an optimal choice for waste-to-wealth due to its sustainability and high economic efficiency. In this study, the spent oxide cathode materials are directly applied to SIBs, showing promising application possibilities. The spent oxide cathode exhibits appropriate initial discharge capacity, decent cycle performance, and relatively good electrode kinetics performance. This waste-to-wealth concept provides an economical and sustainable strategy for reusing retired LIBs and supplying raw material for large-scale application of SIBs.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chang Sun, Zhiyuan Han, Xia Wang, Bing Liu, Qiang Li, Hongsen Li, Jie Xu, Jun-Ming Cao, Xing-Long Wu
Summary: The rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and portable electronic devices has led to a growing demand for flexible electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices. This article reviews the issues with current flexible EES devices and presents various strategies using carbon nanofiber (CNF)-based electrodes for their design and fabrication. It also discusses the applications of these devices in different types of batteries and supercapacitors, and suggests future directions and challenges for CNF-based flexible EES devices.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhong-Hui Sun, Dong-Yang Qu, Dong-Xue Han, Zhen-Yi Gu, Jin-Zhi Guo, Xin-Xin Zhao, Ying-Ming Ma, Bo-Lin Zhao, Zhong-Qian Song, Xing-Long Wu, Li Niu
Summary: Flexible quasi-solid-state sodium ion batteries with low-cost, high safety and excellent mechanical strength have attracted attention in the field of wearable electronic devices. This study proposes a method to prepare flexible anode and cathode materials for such batteries, and assembles them into a flexible pouch cell with high safety and great energy storage performance. This work is of great significance for the development of flexible wearable electronic devices.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marliyana Aizudin, Wangqin Fu, Rafeeque Poolamuri Pottammel, Zhengfei Dai, Huanwen Wang, Xianhong Rui, Jixin Zhu, Cheng Chao Li, Xing-Long Wu, Edison Huixiang Ang
Summary: Graphene-based materials (GBMs) have unique properties that make them a promising choice for rechargeable battery electrodes. The development of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has been limited by lithium resources, high costs, and safety concerns, leading to the exploration of zinc-based alternatives. This review highlights recent advancements in GBMs and their composites for potential applications in various rechargeable batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wan-Yue Diao, Dan Xie, Yuan Sang, Fang-Yu Tao, Chang Liu, Hai-Zhu Sun, Wen-Liang Li, Xing-Long Wu, Jing-Ping Zhang
Summary: In this study, a liquid-dynamic and self-adaptive protective layer is constructed on the Zn metal surface to improve the reversibility and stability. The outer layer consists of liquid PFPE, which can adapt volume change and inhibit side reactions. The inner layer is composed of in-situ formed ZnF2, which accelerates ion transfer and restricts dendrite formation.
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Mingyang Ma, Miao Du, Yan Liu, Hongyan Lue, Jialin Yang, Zelin Hao, Jinzhi Guo, Xinglong Wu
Summary: The demand for large-scale energy storage is increasing due to the decreasing non-renewable resources and deteriorating environmental pollution. Developing rechargeable batteries with high energy density and long cycle performance is an ideal choice to meet the demand of energy storage system.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Manzhu Zhao, Haiyan Yuan, Jingping Zhang
Summary: Computational studies revealed that the Pd-II-π-allyl coordinated mechanism is the most preferred pathway in the Pd-catalyzed regiodivergent coupling reaction of indazoles and isoprene. The regioselectivity of 1,2-insertion is influenced by the noncovalent interactions between the less bulky ligand L1, substrates, and (PhO)2PO2-. On the other hand, the regioselectivity of 4,3-insertion is primarily controlled by the steric repulsion of the t-Bu group of the bulky ligand L2 and substrate, as well as the geometry distortion. Similarly, the nucleophilic site selectivity at N-1 or N-2 of indazoles is determined by the cooperative effect of acid BF3 and solvent (PrOH)-Pr-i.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Danhong Wang, Zhifang Yang, Wenliang Li, Jingping Zhang
Summary: Two-dimensional materials have gained attention in metal-ion batteries due to their high specific surface area, abundant active sites, and good electronic properties. In this study, a new 2D B3S2 monolayer with high stability is designed based on first-principles calculations. The B3S2 monolayer exhibits metallic nature, low diffusion energy barrier, and high theoretical capacity as an anode material for sodium-ion batteries, making it a promising candidate in the field.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
